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Proposals of Mr. Hawkes to prevent smuggling into London [manuscript], later 17th or early 18th century.

Hawkes, Mr., active 17th-18th century, author.
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Title
Proposals of Mr. Hawkes to prevent smuggling into London [manuscript], later 17th or early 18th century.
Caption title
Discoverie made of greate abuses done to his Majesty in his customes & to trade in generall, especially in trade to the merchant that fairely imports his goods & alsoe how most of the goods prohibitted are brought for London which is as followeth
Description
2 leaves ; 31 x 20 cm
Associated name
Hawkes, Mr., active 17th-18th century, author.
Scope and content
Mr. Hawkes proposals to prevent frauds and cheating in customes and report on smuggling into London.
Note
Devised title. Caption title: A Discoverie made of greate abuses Done to His Maj[e]sty in his Customes & To Trade in Generall, Especially in Trade to the M[e]rchant that fairely Imports his Goods & alsoe how most of [th]e Goods Prohibitted are brought for London w[hi]ch is as followeth. Docket title: Mr. Hawkes his proposalles to prevent frauds and cheatings in customes.

1 bifolium.
Provenance
Formerly Folger MS Add 713.
Source of acquisition
Acquired from Jarndyce September 16, 1976.
Genre/form
Manuscripts (documents)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
X.d.595
Folger accession
MS Add 713

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